Women's Prize announces a "wonderfully diverse" shortlist

Six novels remain in the running for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

And although all novels were written in English, they reflect six different countries' heritage, resulting in what the judges called a "wonderfully diverse" shortlist, reports the Guardian.

A winner will be announced June 15 from among these contenders:

• The Bread the Devil Knead, by Lisa Allen-Agostini

• The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich

• Sorrow and Bliss, by Meg Mason

• The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki

• The Island Of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak

• Great Circle, by Maggie Shipstead

The winning writer will receive £30,000 (about $39,300).

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